Padhuka Sahasram-215

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Sri:

SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,

Translation by U.Ve. Dr. V.N. Vedanta Desikan Swamin:

 

215. sarvathasthvadhaBhiShEkavAsarE

samyagudhDhruthasamasthakaNtakE

rAGhavasaya vipinEShu pAdhukE!

yathrakAmagamathA vyavasThithA

 

Oh Paaduka! Hardly had You been crowned here, heralding

the total extirpation of thorns (=bad elements like

the rakshasas), when Rama's passage through the forest

became smooth.

 

Namo Narayana,

SriMuralidhara Dasan

 

Special Notes by V.Sadagopan(VS):

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1) Sri UtthamUr Swamy's anubhavam : Oh PaadhukE!

On the same day , when You completed Your coronation

ceremony , RaamA was rid of all his foes and was able

to wander in the forest without any hindrance from

His enemies. The two key words in this verse are:

" Kandaka Uddhrutham " and " Yathra kAma gamanam " .

Kandakaa means thorns as well as the obstacles that interfere

with the accomplishment of one's mission .BhagavAn

has the name of " Yataa Kaamaka gamanan " or the One whose

passage or movement is unobstructed .Swami Desikan says

here that the day of coronation of the PaadhukAs marked

the occasion , when RaamA felt secure about

the well-being of AyOdhyA and its citizens and

moved at will to pursue the purpose of His

incarnation without any distracting thoughts about

the safety of the citizens of AyOdhyA and the land

of Utthara kOsalam .

 

(2)Srimath Andavan's anubhavam: Oh PaadhukE!

As a result of Your coronation , the world was rid of

enemies and thorns . That permitted RaamA to move in

the forest without any worry.

 

The inner meaning is that Swamy NammAzhwAr's avathAra

mahimai and the power of his UpadEsam caused the people

to abandon their inauspicious attributes like Kaamam ,

KrOdham et al and permitted them to reflect on PerumAL

without let .

 

(3) It was the day of coronation (abhishEka-

vaasaram )for the Paadhukais. From that day

onward ,all the forest paths ( the entire world)

was free of thorns ( amangaLams/inauspiciousness).

Raaghavan was able to wander anywhere he wished

in the forest without any hindrance ...VS